Our Board of Directors oversees Eldorado’s senior management team, which is responsible for the daily operations of the business.
The Board works with senior management to develop strategic plans, establish long-term goals and monitor progress in achieving Eldorado’s corporate strategy. Eldorado’s Board provides senior management with independent, objective advice.
BOARD BIOGRAPHIES
Steven Reid
Chair of the Board
Committees: Compensation
Mr. Reid was appointed as Chair of the Board on January 1, 2021, after serving as a member of the Board from May 2013. He has over 40 years of experience in the mineral resource industry. Prior to his retirement, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Goldcorp Inc. from 2007 to September 2012. Before joining Goldcorp, Mr. Reid spent 13 years at Placer Dome in numerous corporate, mine management and operating roles. He holds a B.Sc. in Mineral Engineering from the South Australian Institute of Technology and a TRIUM Global Executive MBA. Mr. Reid is a member of AusIMM, CIM and the Society of Mining Engineers of A.I.M.E. (USA) and has the designation ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Reid also serves on the board of directors of Gold Fields Limited.
Carissa Browning
Independent Director
Committees: Sustainability; Corporate Governance & Nominating (Chair)
Carissa Browning was appointed to the Board of Directors in January 2022. Ms. Browning is a Corporate Commercial Lawyer at EnerNext Partners and previously served as legal counsel for BC Hydro and TransAlta Corporation. She has broad industry experience in electricity and renewable energy, technology, fintech and commodity trading; and advises on matters relating to corporate governance, market regulation and sustainability. Ms. Browning currently sits on the Board of Women + Power and formerly served on the boards of Energy Efficiency Alberta, TAMA Transmission and Circle for Aboriginal Relations (CFAR). She holds a BA and LLB from the University of Calgary and regularly contributes her thought leadership and reflections on the importance of diverse representation, reconciliation and her views as an Indigenous woman.
George Burns
President and Chief Executive Officer
George Burns joined Eldorado on February 1, 2017 and assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer on April 28, 2017. Prior to joining us, George was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Goldcorp. He also held the Goldcorp positions of Senior Vice President, Mexican Operations and Vice President, Canada and United States respectively. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Centerra Gold Inc.
George has over 30 years of experience in the mineral sector including executive, operations, development and engineering leadership roles in gold, copper and coal operations. George has served in various capacities for Asarco LLC including Vice President of Mining as well as numerous capacities for Cyprus Minerals Corporation. He began his career with Anaconda Company in 1978.
Teresa Conway
Independent Director
Committees: Audit; Compensation (Chair)
Ms. Conway was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2018. She is a former executive with 25 years of experience in the North American energy markets. She was most recently the President and CEO of Powerex (2005 - 2017), and prior to that, she was CFO. She was also with PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC) for seven years. Ms. Conway holds a BBA from Simon Fraser University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA). In addition, Ms. Conway has the designation ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. Conway also serves on the Board of Directors of Altius Minerals and Entree Resources.
Catharine Farrow
Independent Director
Committees: Technical (Chair)
Dr. Catharine Farrow was first elected to the Board in April 2020. Dr. Farrow is a Professional Geoscientist (APGO) with more than 25 years of mining industry experience. She currently serves as a Director of Franco- Nevada, Centamin PLC, and is Chair of the Board of Exiro Minerals Corp. From 2012 to 2017, she was Founding CEO, Director and Co-Founder of TMAC Resources Inc. Before TMAC, Dr. Farrow was Chief Operating Officer of KGHM International (formerly Quadra FNX Mining Ltd.). Previously at Quadra FNX and FNX Mining Company Inc., she held many senior roles in a wide range of disciplines including operations, technical services, corporate development and exploration. She has been honoured as one of the 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining (2015 and 2018) and is a past recipient of the William Harvey Gross Medal of the Geological Association of Canada (2000).
Judith Mosely
Independent Director
Committees: Audit; Sustainability (Chair)
Ms. Mosely was appointed to the Board of Directors in September 2020. She has over 20 years of experience in the mining and metals sector and most recently held the position of Business Development Director for Rand Merchant Bank in London, with responsibility for developing the bank’s African business with international mining and metals companies. Prior to that, Ms. Mosely headed the mining finance team at Société Générale in London and has broad experience across commodity sectors, working with juniors through to multinationals. Ms. Mosely currently serves on the boards of Blackrock World Mining Trust plc and Galiano Gold Inc., and is a Trustee of Camborne School of Mines Trust, and sits on the board of Women in Mining in the UK. Ms. Mosely is a graduate in Modern Languages from Oxford University and holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Warwick.
John Webster
Independent Director
Committees: Audit (Chair); Corporate Governance & Nominating
Mr. Webster was first appointed to the Board of Directors in January 2015. He spent over 30 years with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC) until his retirement in June 2014. His roles included eight years as Managing Partner in British Columbia, three years as Assurance Leader in Romania and Southeast Europe and as leader of the firm’s Mining Practice in Canada. He has extensive experience as an audit partner and has provided advice to both venture capital and listed clients on large, complex transactions. Mr. Webster holds a BA (Hons) in Economic and Social History from the University of Kent and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is both a Fellow (2002) and a Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (1983). Mr. Webster also serves on the Board of Euro Manganese Inc.
Stephen Walker
Independent Director
Committees: Technical; Audit
Mr. Walker was appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2022. He has over 37 years of experience in capital markets and the mineral resource industry, including 20 years with the Royal Bank as a mining analyst, Director of Canadian Equity Research (from 2004 to 2006) and Managing Director and Head of Global Mining Research (from 2007 until his retirement in 2020). Mr. Walker also worked as a mining analyst for Richardson Greenshields and Gordon Capital. Prior to working in the banking industry, he worked for 11 years as a geologist with Noranda Mines and Hemlo Gold. Mr. Walker has a B.Sc. in geology from Dalhousie University, an M.Sc. in geology from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from Queen’s University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and serves on the Mining Association of Canada’s Community of Interest Advisory Panel and on Skycatch Inc.’s Advisory Board as a capital markets mining consultant.